Eat, Walk, Write: An American Senior's Year of Adventure in Paris and Tuscany

After a lifetime in southern California and three years in Boston, the author at age 69 retires from the practice of law and moves to Paris to eat, walk and write. He describes in vivid detail the challenges of learning French; dealing with the French bureaucracies, public and private; facing the charm and smugness of the Parisians; as well as the joys of experiencing the cuisine, neighborhoods, art and history of the world's most beautiful, vibrant city. After nearly a year he travels to rural northern Tuscany and revels in its scenic beautify, food and serenity until a shocking experience send him home to California.